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The Best Ever CRE Show

JF 4123: 2025 Lessons, Liquidity and Discipline in CRE ft. the Best Ever Hosts

The Best Ever CRE Show

Best Ever CRE

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7996 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Pascal Wagner interviews Matt Faircloth, John Casmon, and Ash Patel in a year-end roundtable reflecting on the biggest lessons from 2025 across their own portfolios and hundreds of investor interviews. The group digs into why distress has been slower and more “behind the scenes” than expected, how liquidity, discipline, and deal structure mattered more than macro predictions, and why many LPs are now prioritizing cash flow and capital preservation over appreciation. They also debate bridge debt, LP risk assessment, and where opportunities may emerge in 2026—from small-cap multifamily inefficiencies to deeply discounted office assets—while emphasizing accountability, conservative underwriting, and adaptability as the cycle evolves. Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER Visit bestevercrypto.com today to get started and earn up to $2,500 in bonus crypto. Join us at Best Ever Conference 2026! Find more info at: https://www.besteverconference.com/  Join the Best Ever Community  The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria.  Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.bestevercommunity.com⁠⁠ Podcast production done by⁠ ⁠Outlier Audio⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?

0:04.8

So we started the business two years ago.

0:07.2

We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.

0:12.5

But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.

0:18.0

Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at apple.com forward slash

0:23.6

HelloVet.

0:26.1

If you've been listening all year, you already know 2025 didn't play out the way most investors expected.

0:33.1

Rates stayed higher for longer, volatility kept people guessing, and LPs were dealing with the

0:38.7

whiplash of decisions they made over the last few years.

0:42.3

Some sitting in cash, some watching deals, pause distributions, and many rethinking their

0:48.4

entire portfolio strategy.

0:50.8

Today, LP sentiment is split right down the middle.

1:00.1

Some are fearful in waiting, and others see this as some of the best buying opportunities in years.

1:08.7

And so we're unpacking what's real, what's just noise, and how smart investors should be positioning themselves heading into 2026.

1:13.2

And to break this all down, I've brought in the full best ever host crew,

1:18.5

operators who are buying, raising, and operating through every part of this market.

1:24.8

We've got Matt Faircloth, John Casman, and Ash Patel, collectively overseeing more than $250 million in assets under management and interviewing hundreds

1:28.6

of guests this year across multifamily, office, retail, development, and private credit.

1:35.5

These are operators who don't just talk strategy. They are working in it every single day in the

1:41.8

field. And in this roundtable, you'll hear the biggest surprises that

1:45.9

we saw in 2025, what patterns emerged from interviewing operators all year, how each of us is

1:52.8

adjusting our own investing strategy for 2026, the red flags, green flags, and market signals

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